Linear dimension measuring and gauging machine



April 25, 1950 o. M. IBRAATEN LINEAR DIMENSION MEASURING AND GAUGING MACHINE Filed Sept. 21, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet l W n W h w u A m E J M M r M A U C 5 U w m.@ E 0/ w kw w L RN REE "E m w g wrmfl April 25, 1950 o. M. BRAATEN 2,504,961

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LINEAR DIMENSION MEASURING AND GAUGING MACHINE Filecri Sept. 21, 1945 I 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Apr. 25, 1950 UNITED? smres ram 0 FFICE.

LINEAR-DIMENSION +MEASU-RING AND?. 1 GAUGING MAGHINE'? ()jscar MJjBraa-ten, Rock Is'land Ill'.

Application September 21,-:1945,=Seria'l No. 617,883.

('Granted under the act of'lMarch 3; 1883; as: amendcdi:,Apr1!:.-:3.0, 1928:3370 0.."G.. 757.)"

, angles in components having such characteristics that have heretofore presented 'difii'cult {problems to thoseconcerned with "precision machine work. For example, it has heretofore been a' comparatively arduous task, to-measure or gage properly theyarious contours of a taperedand flute'dcutter, especially if 1 such cutter was formed with anuneven number of flutes. Likewise the gaging of thepitch, and lead ,ofa threaded element. has

heretofore been accomplished only at the expenseof painstakingfif tg. AS Wi lbe brou h outibelow, thereareseveral other relatively inefiicient and complic t d. m asuring systems that maybe eliminated by; theuse of ,apparatus constructed. according. ,to. :the. epresent invention.

It is an important object. ptthe invention .to provide a. machine. oi the type described having a. base and a plurality of ..units thereon mounted.

for movement. in. such .armanner that the several dimensions and iangles of any type; of component maybe readily. .andiquickly ascertained.

Another. important obj set; is. the! provision of a-vcombinationoiv indicator means. and gagin meansdoy whichthe measurements made by the units may-be immediately readsand compare-d.

Still anotherimportant object oithe invention is. to provide a machine :inwhich-the relative phases of adjustment of the "different measuring z units may bet-measured engaged bythe use of simple" gage elements, such as-Johansson blocks.

It,.-is. another .object;-:of:;the-?invention to provide-means -by --whichthemeasuring units may be easily andcniclrhg move(:Lon the baseaof the machine sand to include-imatleast one of the means a releasableconnectiom emitting release 10:. :one of thfllIlitSefQlF rapid: adjnstment 'thereof independently or the adjusting means;

The-1i nvention has-for;another=;object thefpro vision of channeled members oiisimilar types for use with interchangeable: measuring block's or .li-nebars so that one set .Ofi'ESUOITIIbaIS'JiS adapted fcrvuserwithzaeither channel: *lmthfe measuring or ferenvpositions in-eaclr figure; Fig.= I-2'is a sectional viewon an enlarged scale 2 gaging of *the various phases of "'adjustment of either n'leasuringsunit;

Still anotherobject of the invention is towprovide a machine ofithe class described that is simple in construction, compact in arrangement, and: efiicient in operation.-

Other objects and features will become apparent-from the following detailed description'of *"a preferred embodiment of the invention as illus- "trated in the accompanying sheets' of "drawings Figs; 1, Zand *3'are respectively-side, planyan'd end views of the machine;

Fig; 41s a side elevation of "the machine-as "viewed from theopposite side and illustrates the use of the sine bar in conjunction with a -component h'aving'ataper; I

Fig. 5 is atransverse sectional view-taken-on th e'line 5 5 of Fig. 2;

Figi' 6 is atransverse, fragmentary sectional view taken on'the li'ne'fi -fi of Fig. 2;

Fig; 7 "is a'fragmentary sectional view taken-on the line 1 of Fig; 1;

Fig. 8"is a detail View of the base member- 01 one of the measuring units;

Fig. 9' "is a transverse sectional 'viewsimilar to Fig; 5'but showingthe -use of the machine inconjunction: with themeasurement of a diiferent type of component;

Figs. l0'and '11 are respectively plan and "side views of end portionsof the machine showing the use of the machine in the-measurement of a component having" a spiral or helixformed thereofjthe measuring units being showrrindifshowing the means for retaining the gaging-elements or line bars in: thevertical channeled member, the view being taken substantiallyalong .the'line I2-'l2of Fig. 1; and

Fig. '13is a diagrammatic illustration indicating the manner in whicha measurement is made on a threaded element.

The particular embodiment of V theinvention chosen 'for'the purposes of illustration comprises a machine including a base or platform-"20pmvide'd at opposite-ends atone sidethereoi with longitudinally; spaced supporting brackets; 2|. These brackets serve to carry-a pair of longitudinally extending guide members preferably in together to embrace the tubes 22. The unit 23 may be further guided and supported by the provision of a secondary bearing surface formed on a longitudinally extending steel plate 26 disposed below the tubes 22 and adapted to engage the under surface of the lower half 25 of the unit 23. By the means just described the unit 23 is adapted for free movement longitudinally of the base.

The bracket 2| at the right-hand end of the machine includes a bearing 21 which journals the shank of a longitudinally extending adjusting screw 28. The screw is threaded through a threaded bore formed longitudinally in the unit 23 and has its opposite end formed as a shank carried in a bearing 29 in the bracket 2| at the left-hand end of the machine. A handwheel 36 is provided at the right-hand end of the shaft 28 for the purpose of rotating the shaft so that the 'unit 23 may be adjusted on the tubes 22 and plate 26 longitudinally of the base 20.

As best shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the opposite side of the base 23 serves to support a longitudinally extending sine bar 3|. The sine bar is provided at its left-hand end (as viewed in Figs. 1

and 2) with mounting means including a transverse pivot pin 32 carried at one end in a bracket 33 and at its other end in a longitudinally extending supporting member 34. A second member 35 corresponding generally to the member 34 parallels the latter and extends longitudinally along the other side of the sine bar 3|. Intermediate its ends the sine bar is provided with bracket structure 36 including a transverse pivot 31 to which is attached the upper end of a rack 38 forming part of the means for adiusting the sine bar vertically about its pivot 32 through various angles with respect to the base 20. The rack 33 is operated by a pinion 39 carried on a transverse shaft 4!] to which is keyed a worm wheel 4|. A

longitudinally extending shaft 42 is journaled at one end in a bearing 43 on the base 2!) and is journaled at its other end in a bearing formed in a gear box 44 mounted on the base 20 through the medium of the longitudinally extending supporting member 35. The gear box 34 encloses the worm wheel 4| and a worm 45 keyed to the enclosed end of the adjusting shaft 42. A handwheel 45' provides means by which the shaft 42 may be rotated to effect adjustment of the sine bar 3| through the medium of the means 38-4l.

As best shown in Figs. and 9, the upper portion of the sine bar 3| is provided with a longitu dinal wav 5.5. This way provides means by which the sine bar may bear supporting means for carrying a component to be measured.

As best shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the supporting means for such component comprises a pair of centering units 41 and 48. The unit 41 is adjustable longitudinally along the way 45 on the sine bar 3| and may be secured in any position of adjustment by means of a securing member 49. The upper portion of the unit 4! carries a center spindle 59 which is mounted in the unit 41 for adjustment longitudinally thereof. A locking member in the form of a hand screw 5| serves as means for locking the spindle to the unit 41. The unit 48 includes a lower section 52 carried by the way 46 01 the sine bar 3| for longitudinal adjustmerit, a locking screw 53 being provided for the purpose of locking the unit in any position of longitudinal adjustment. The section 52 includes a transverse way 54 on which is carried for transverse adjustment an upper section 55 of the unit. An adjusting member 56 cooperates betudinally movable measuring unit 23.

'ferred form of the invention this means takes the tween the section 55 and the section 52 for effecting transverse adjustment. The upper section 55 carries a longitudinal centering spindle 51 which is adjustably positionable in the section and may be locked in position by means of a locking member 58. The transverse adjustment 56 has been provided to accommodate the possibility that through wear or otherwise the spindle 51 may become misaligned. As a further expedient to facilitate realignment of the spindle 51, any conventional means may be provided, if desired, for adjusting the spindle horizontally, such means being indicated generally herein as including an adjusting knob 59.

The machine is provided with means for gaging and measuring the various positions of the longi- In a preform of a longitudinally extending bar or member 6!! carried at one side of the base 20 below the unit 23. As best shown in Fig. 5, the member 60 is provided along its upper edge with a channel 6| which serves to support a selected plurality of gage elements or blocks in the form of line bars 32. An abutment or extension 63 is secured to the outer face of the lower section 25 of the unit 23 and includes a portion depending into the channel 6| of the bar 60 so that the end of the series of line bars 62 may be contacted by the unit 23. The member 60 has mounted at its extreme end measuring means preferably in the form of a dial indicator 64.

The upper section 24 of the measuring unit 23 is provided with a transverse Way 65 which serves to carry a base member 66 of a second or transversely adjustable measuring unit indicated generally by the numeral 61. The outer longitudinal edge of the upper section 2 3 of the unit 23 includes a support 68 forming a bearing for a transverse, threaded adjusting shaft or screw 69 which is threaded into a threaded bore 10 in the base member 66 of the unit 61. A suitable handwheel H is keyed or otherwise secured to the shaft 69 and provides means by which the unit 61 may be moved transversely of the base 20. The bracket 68 carries an indicator in the form of a pointer 12 cooperable with graduations marked about the periphery of the handwheel H.

The unit Bl is provided with a vertical columnar structure '53 preferably formed integral with the base 66 of the unit 61 and having a T cross section (Fig. 7), the leg portion of which is indicated at M and the cross portion of which is designated by the numeral 15. The portion '55 of the column provides a supporting guide for a vertically movable, third measuring unit indicated generally by the numeral 16. This unit includes a pair of guide portions 11 embracing opposite edges of the guide formed by the cross portion '65 of the column and a supporting portion I8 extending laterally away from the column toward the sine bar 3|. The top of the column is provided with a bracket l9 provided at one end with a bearing in which is supported the upper end of a Vertical, threaded shaft or screw 8!. The lower end of the shaft 8! is reduced and passesthrough a thrust bearing 82 into a bearing 33 formed in the base 65 of the unit 5'5. This portion of the shaft carries a worm wheel 34 meshing with a worm 85 keyed to the inner end of a stub shaft 85, see Figure 5, which has secured thereto outside the base member 65 an operating knob 81.

As best shown" in Figs. 7 and 8, the vertical shaft or screw 8| passes loosely through the por- 'ion'fflfl "of' 'theiun'it' 16. "Means-are'provided by ivvhich'::the: unitflfi-inay be releasably "connected 'to'ithe "threadedshaift :8 I, sothat the-unit maybe l."'adjusted :vertically by rotation or the shaft "fthrough thetmediuin"ofiithefoperating knob ii. This means .takes theform'of a1 latchmenrber 3 ,pivotedrat' 89ito .th6',130l'13i01'1 '18 of "the unit "F16 ,"and normally.spring pressed' by a"-compres- ,sion springsflinto engagementwiththethreaded. gsh'affial. A releasefimember"intheform""oi' a Fithreade'd shaft *9 i having an operating knob"2, )Lis: carried Joy the portion 618 and "isi'engageahle -l-y ththe" latch member-"8t at thesidethere'oi op- ;j positellthe springnflfl. wnenithei'rel'ease member {I';is tightened the latch memberfifiismoved out. or engagement with?the'fthreaded' 'shaftffil'so :IIithatlthe;unitf'it maybe moved iridependentlyof Tthe .shaft 8!. This means provides for rapid vertical adjustment of the. un'it 'lfi' and'is useful n those cases-when; itis desired to move the m uniti lfi quickly out of operating position. Qne .LOf the; guide, portions ii! of the"'uniti6is prov:i'lided vv'ith. aililocking member .in"the"forrn of a fiknob'l93 Whichirnay' be tightened to secure the lunitlii inposition on the column. .Ihe portion iii offltheunit "l5 carriesthereon and serves to support a laterally extendingplat- .gforml Btrwhich projects in proximity to the supporting units (M and-48 and consequently is powsition-able ad-jacentwa component carried heatweenfltheucentering.spindles 5i! arid'Bl. The 'imieriend rofjthe platform '94"is.removab1y securedfby: meansotsecuring elements fs and slouteriend carries a measuring instnumentherein islioiwn assa -tdial indicator (96. ...As.\v ill be .heremlnafter morevfully. described; the plunger 'o'fi'the .i-indicator 86 v is .adaptedfto .contact either ofthe lac-entering spindles .55) or 57 or "any component quarried. therebetween.

The inner endsof the .unit 'Efi is provided with an inwardly directed supporting bracket '9! havt ing a :clampingrpontionfeil vadapted to carry ret-movablyi thereinia i-measuringrdevicei in Jthe-form i reef-,1. a dial indicator '99. As I is lbestfshown 'inifliig ithelclamping portionfitiofithe'braoketfii' i disposed adiacent a vertical,ohanneled..mern- .ber IM! secured to .therver-tical. leg po'rtioni M soil-the column-.7! 3. It will. be noted. thatthe channel in thek memberalilii is similar'lltothe t-iormed in the horizontal-bar 69- on the lhasej 19. in iAS'miSfbeSt indicated in ,Fig. '3, the slower ortioni of r the member Jrll] vterminates ainearease anvil it)! :on whichmayabessupported atplual-ity-of page blocks orlinerbarsWQZ.

'flblOGkS -or .bars 62' supportable in the 1 channel of the: horizontalzmember 6B andrmay form: part .i'i ftthasame': set=ofr gage b ocks. Aocord-inglvzthe :blooks or bars e62 and lU2iiareeinterchangeable hetweenethe channeled "bars @Bzand Hill.

. fisbarsinliiz 1 may; be;.so disposedzin the member Pit as to contact the plunger of the dial indicator; 99

carr-iedby the units-l6. i'Ill thism'anner the :ya iu's' -phases of adjustment of: the unit 71-8 inay'i be ieasured or gaged. The" bracket '19; previously describc-id as being supported -=at the upperzend of the "column- 13, includes at' its inner-end a;longitudinally directed portion I63 that forms a support-for the -upeer looks or bars. are similar or identical $O-rthl3z end-of a baror ro'd. Hi l, the lower 'eridof which *A retainer M38 in theform of aistripiofrzspring metal is secured to the member 166. and extends i'atera lly in proximity to the 'channeliriin iit'he vertical member 5 00. 'Theremay =be'a plurality 5 *of' suchretaining means, each of whichis l cooperable with the gaging elements 1 02 in 'a manner'serving to retain these el'ementsin' the chem- "neled member Fill Since the 'vertical'rod l'M has its one side flattened; the members 106 may -l0 be' turned about the rod so that the gaging ele- "merits may be selectively "removed or inserted. The members "it may'also be moved vertically the "rod for selective positioningthereon.

As 'previously'stated, the sine bar 3lmay' be 15 adjusted through va-rious angles with respect to the base -2ii by'means of theadjusting mechanismSfi-M. Gage means is prorfiddforthe purpose of gaging or measuring the-various heights at Which'the free end of the "sinebar maybe positioned. These elementsare'her ein indicated as Johansson blocks (although any other suitable'nieans maybe empioyedL there being shownin Fig.4 'a plurality of blocks H39, its and i i i mounted on the upperjflatsu'rface oi the base 28. jThe'free end of thesine bar is provided at its under surface with a transverse tangle member I '42 on "which is mounted a transverse cylinder E E3. The axis "of this "cylinder disposed in plane'thatparallels'the upper ;;g.,suriace of the sine bar '3! "and that-passes .tl:rou'gh the axis of thepivotipintz. The radius offlthecylinder is. a known and constant" factor nendiin conjunction with the'gageblocks H19, 115% E i it serves aspartnof the means by which 35 the height of the sine bar maybe precisely ...lneasured.

Figs .an-djfi illustrate the use of the ma- -.-chinein. the emeasurement of, a cylindrical 'com- -p.onent-H4. As will be: hereinafter morefully ail-brou ht out the function of the machine inthis soase' 'is suchas to ches]; accurately the length, i-.-diarneteri and oylindricality of the various portions oithe cylinder.

2 Figs. .4" and" fl illustrate the i use of the machine 45 in thegagingor.rneasuringof acomponent such :as aspirally fluted cutter l [5.

wFigsslflsand i1. illustrate theuse of thema- --cl:1ine in the agaging or) measuring of a component M6 comprising. a-Worm orl-likeielement.

so 13 illustrates diaerammaticallythe measnurement or gaging of a threaded element .or.com-

t monent iil, thereiheing also indicated in I-Lthe drawingaa gagingelementin the form of a Wire 1e shown in position between the threadedicomss ponent l-i'i and the plungerof the dial 96.

In the following description of the use and io-peration of the machine in the measuring of a scomponent comprising a cylinder, particular reference will be had to-Figs. 1, 3 and 5. .Prior to the gaging or measuring-0f the-component HiI-it is preferable tocheck the accuracyof the positionswf i the centering-spindles 5G and 51. in the supporting units 4'!- and -48 respectively. For this; purpose the unit 2 3- is'rundown-i the guiding U5 'tubes122lin'proximitylto the supporting unit-41.

tween the spindles i! and 5':'.

channeled member 6%. .moved longitudinally until the extension 63 conindex may be set in any particular position, depending upon the position of the needle or pointer. After the location of the center of the spindle 56 has been taken, the unit 23 is moved to the right toward the spindle 51. No alteration is made in the positions of the units 61 or 16. The plunger of the indicator 96 is brought into proximity to the point of the centering spindle 5'! and a careful check is then made to ascertain that the same reading is obtained with reference to the spindle 5'5 as was obtained with reference to the spindle 58. In the event that the spindle 51' is not properly aligned, its position may be corrected as heretofore indicated. It should be stated at this point however that the particular mounting of the spindle 57 for adjustment vertically and transversely may be omitted if desired and has been illustrated herein only as an additional expedient. It forms no part of the present invention and has therefore not been illustrated in detail, since it is obvious that such means may taxe any one of several forms.

The component H4 is mounted on its axis be- The units 23, 61 and '56 are then adjusted so that the plunger of the dial 96 is positioned at the exact center of the upper surface of the component at one end thereof, and a reading is taken on the dial 96. The unit 23 is then moved to the left and readings are taken at various points along an element of the cylindrical surface. If these readings are the same it will have been determined that the surface is parallel to the axis of the component and further checks about the peripheral surface of the component will indicate whether the component is a perfect cylinder.

The accuracy of the radius of the cylinder may also be determined. It will be known, of course, that the cylinder is to have a certain radius. In the present instance it will. be assumed that this radius is two inches. By the use of gage blocks or otherwise the point on the plunger of the dial 95 is set at two inches above the axis of the spindles 5i! and iii. Conse'uiently when the point of the plunger on the dial 96 contacts the surface of the cylinder, the reading should be zero, subject to allowable tolerances. The dial 96 may be set in the aforesaid manner by means of gage blocks between the plunger and the upper surface of the sine bar 3i. However, another method may be employed, which involves the use of the gage blocks or line bars 32. In this instance the unit 76 is adjusted vertically and the desired line bars Hi2 are mounted in the vertical channeled member 109 to coo erate with the plunger of the dial indicator 99. The distance between the anvil ifll and the plunger on the dial 83 will be such as to dispose the lunger of the dial 95 at a point two inches (following the presently assumed example) above the axis of the spindles 5i) and 51.

The length of the cylinder may be checked by a combination of the functions of the units 16 and 23. The unit 16 having been set in its vertical position by either of the aforesaid methods, the unit 23 is moved longitudinally so that the dial 9% has its plunger disposed at one end of the cylinder. Line bars 62 are then placed in the channel 5! of the horizontal member 60 to fill precisely the space between the dial indicator 6'3 and the extension 53 on the unit 23. Assuming in the present instance that the cylinder has a length of ten inches, a quantity of line bars 62 equivalent to ten inches is removed from the The unit 23 is then tacts the first remaining line bar, in which case the reading on the dial 64 should be exactly the same as the reading when the unit 23 was at the right-hand end of the cylinder H4. If the length of the cylinder is accurate the point of the plunger of the dial 96 will be precisely at the left-hand end of the cylinder I I4.

As best shown in Fig. 4, the machine may be used to check the taper on a tapered component, such as the cutter H5. In the present instance it will be assumed that the taper on the cutter is such that an angle of seven degrees is formed between the axis of the cutter and an element of the cone forming the, cutter. In other words the sine bar 3| should be adjusted vertically so that the aforesaid element of the component will be exactly horizontal, in which case the sine bar will form an angle of seven degrees with the base 20. As previously stated, the under surface of the free end of the sine bar is provided with the transverse cylinder H3, which has its axis in a common plane with the axis of the pivot pin 32 at the other end of the sine bar. The design of the sine bar is such that the distance between the center of the pin 32 and the center of the cylinder H3 is a known and constant factor. It will be herein assumed that the distance is thirty inches. Having determined that the sine bar is to be set at angle of seven degrees to the base 20, the distance between the center of the cylinder H3 and a line drawn parallel to the base and passing through the center of the pin 32 will be the sine of this angle, which is 3.6561. Since the radius of the cylinder H3 is also a known and constant factor the amount of the radius will be subtracted from the figure of 3.6561. However the remaining distance will be increased by the distance between the upper surface of the base 20 and the horizontal plane through the axis of the pin 32. In the present case the problem is simplified by the use of the gage block I which has its upper surface disposed in the same horizontal plane as the axis of the pin 32. The right triangle thus formed has its hypotenuse extending between the axis of the pin 32 and the axis of the cylinder H3; the shorter leg of the triangle extends from the axis of the cylinder H3 perpendicularly to a point on the upper surface of the gage block Ill; and the longer leg of the triangle extends between the last named point and the axis of the pin 32. The blocks I09 and H0, in conjunction with the block Ill and cylinder H3, establish the height to which the sine bar 3! is to be raised. The unit 23 is moved to one end of the cutter and the unit 16 is moved or adjusted vertically downwardly so that the plunger on the dial 96 contacts one end of the cutter. The unit 23 is then moved toward the other end of the cutter and readings are taken at various intervals. These readings should be identical at all points, in which case the taper on the cutter will have been determined to be correct.

Fig. 9 illustrates the use of the machine for the purpose of measuring or gaging the relief on the teeth of the cutter H5. As will be apparent from the illustration, the unit 16 is moved downwardly until the plunger on the dial indicator 96 contacts either the high or low point on a tooth of the cutter. The cutter is then rocked so that the plunger travels between the high and low point and the reading is taken on the indicator 96. Similar checks are made at necessary intervals along each tooth.

It will be noted that the cutter has an uneven number of teeth or flutes. By the use of the 971 assnti o entialatheerad usof anac rsl f. he-- cutter may be easily measured. Thaprocedure to beglollowed; is; thaaset forth above for the checking of the radius of the cylinder I i 4 namely, with the sine baritiahorizontally disposed.

There isillustratedlinl igs. liland 11 theuse of the machine in the checking of the pitch and lead or a component. formed withahelix, such as the screw"or'"worm element-l it? Asshown in Fig. 11- 'the point on the plunger of the dialincreatures .is.gset to. contact therp'itch circleioi'zthe hel iiiion.thmcomponentjlfi.-. correct; setting ofaithe positionyof .thennit..fld:i ade by; either of he .m ethods .heretoiore.described in .001111%:- tioniwithsthe use .of. the machinejfo'r tl'lfilChGGk-i m of ,the-i radiusof thecylindrical component ati ne'cessar intervals... Themanner of cheic ing tlie lead oiathethreador. hell-Y every slllilild l'illfl that forv checking .the. lengths of. he.;dial indicator. seton; the pitchliner a previously. stated 11-)? and. the. reading-r... taken on .athe; in; dicatorc. Line..-b ars 6,2.aredlspflsedfin the; chane;

neled member 68..between.the..,indicatcr Ed and 25,

the extension 63 'on'the unit island a reading is taken=-0n..the indicator 6dr Assuming that it is desirabletowcheclrhthe.leadr over; an interval-bf one inch, a line-bar ed.haying,length., oi one inch '5 removed from the channeled member 633, and

meunit 23{is moved 'longitudinally until :the extensiorr 63 c0ntacts -tlie'aend of: the remaining; series of ine bars, -at wl:-1 ic1 i point the 1 indicator 64 should show the same reading as it did previously. The unit l6, having been previously moved upwardly to remove the plunger of the indicator 96 from engagement with the helix on the component H6, is now moved downwardly. The plunger should now contact the pitch line of another turn of the helix with the same reading as that obtained previously. In the present instance it will be assumed that the helix makes three turns per inch, in which case the indicator should now be on the pitch line of the third turn away from that engaged by the indicator plunger in Fig. 11. Similar checks are made along the component and in each case the necessary sizes of line bars 62 are removed so that when the check is completed the parts will occupy substantially the positions indicated in Fig. 10.

Fig. 13 illustrates the use of the machine in the gaging of a threaded component such as that designated at I II. It has heretofore been necessary in checking threaded components to use a system employing wires and a micrometer. This system depended upon the use of a pair of wires 55 at one side of the component and a single wire at the diametrically opposed side of the component. Each wire fitted into the V of a thread and the object of the measurement was to determine the distance between the outer surfaces of the wires, since it was impossible to measure diametrically opposed portions of the thread. By the use of the machine constructed according to the present invention, this complicated system of measurement may be eliminated and the gag- C ing may be done simply by the use of a single wire in conjunction with the dial indicator 96. The wire is shown at I I8 as being disposed in the V of an upper portion of the threaded component H1. Wires of this type are provided in 7; sizes corresponding to different sizes and types of thread. The proper size of wire is selected and is laid in the V. Since the diameter of the wire is known, the appropriate radius can be computed by use of a conventional formula. For 75 10 example, assuming .thatthetypa. of .threadlto... beisagedsis 360.9,; the.:;tollowing,. iormula will be.,, used cater. 96;.

Itllwlll be. seenlfrjomilie,foregoingdescription thatthe machine ovided by the, present inventionenablespthe, carrying -out of measuring and i. gaging inla. 'simple..fandi efii'cie'nt; manner. From the; few examples: illustrated it'will'be apparent f ere.;may..noyvt beI,-sasily and readiIyIzIeas1 r dand. eased. varicuslcontoursithat heretofore, q r'cdthe useof complicated. ages and'painsakin eftoirt; .1 In;;the present instance, a single compalQi -I.machinei is. provided for. the measure.- ment otgtheutransverse, longitudinal and vertical imensions together, withjIthemeasurementg and check ng. .ofljivariou ang1es.. Qthcr usfes. of. the machine forthe. checking, andzaaei sj of T ther types ,of, compp lentsj.wilFappear; tothose skilled f irii helart. 1

Ithoilldbe understood? oifcourse, that; the .1 foregoing d ,osure, relallcstcigonlyj a. preferred embodiir'i'entbf the inventionandthatnumerous modifications and alterations may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A machine of the class described, comprising a base, a sine bar arranged longitudinally of said base, means mounting said sine bar on said base for adjustment vertically through various angles with respect to said base, means for setting said sine bar at selected angles, means on said sine bar for supporting a component to be measured, a first unit mounted on said base for adjustment longitudinally with respect to said base, sine bar and component, a member carried by and disposed longitudinally of said base and formed with a longitudinal channel, means including gage blocks supportable in said channel for measuring phases of adjustment of said first unit, means including a column structure on said first unit, a second unit carried by said column structure for adjustment vertically with respect to said base, sine bar and component and including a portion adapted to contact said component, a vertically disposed member associated with said column structure and including a vertical channel, and means including gage blocks similar to the aforesaid blocks and supportable in said vertical channel for measuring phases of vertical adjustment of said second unit.

2. A machine of the class described, comprising a base, a sine'bar arranged longitudinally of said base, means mounting said sine bar on said base for adjustment vertically through various angles with respect to said base, means for setting said sine bar at selected angles, means on said sine bar for supporting a component to be measured, a first unit mounted on said base for adjustment longitudinally with respect to said base, sine bar and component, a member carried by and disposed longitudinally of said base, means including measuring elements supportable on said member for measuring phases of adjustment of said first unit, means including a column structure on said first unit, a second unit carried by said column structure for adjustment vertically with respect to said base, sine bar and component and including a portion adapted to contact said component, a vertically disposed member associated with said column structure, and means including measuring elements similar to the aforesaid measuring elements and supportable by said vertical member for measuring phases of vertical adjustment of said second unit.

3. A machine of the class described, comprising a base, a sine bar arranged longitudinally of said base, means mounting said sine bar on said base for adjustment vertically through various angles with respect to said base, means including a rack and pinion for adjusting said sine bar, means on said sine bar for supporting a, component to be measured, a longitudinally movable unit carried by said base for longitudinal adjust ment with respect to said base, sine bar and component, a transversely movable unit carried by said longitudinally movable unit for transverse adjustment with respect to said base, sine bar and component, a vertically movable unit carried by said transversely movable unit for adjustment vertically with respect to said base, sine bar and component and including a portion adapted to contact the component, means for adjusting said vertically movable unit, and releasable means between said vertically movable unit and its adjusting means for releasing said 12 vertically movable unit independent of said adjusting means.

OSCAR M. BRAATEN.

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